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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1949
Page
5
The VFW and Auxiliary plan a joint pot luck dinner at 6 30 tonight at the VFW hall to celebrate the auxiliarys 15th anniversary. A program, cards and dancing follow the meal with meat and coffee provided.
Mrs. David McGaffey announced the magazine sale ended and hospital equipment purchases completed. Two hundred thirty three boxes of Christmas cards were sold. Bake sale planned to fund the county essay contest. The auxiliary voted $10 to the March of Dimes and reported ten surprise breakfasts raising $33.25 for the building fund.
Refreshments followed a meeting served by Mrs. Don Bealer Mrs. Harold Kerr and Mrs. Glasgow. Committees named for the anniversary dinner include meat buying chaired by Mrs. Leslie Zook with Elwood Glasgow and D Moriarty. greeting led by Mrs. McGaffey with Dwight Hayes Marvin Buckwalter Ernest White. dining room chaired by Mrs. James Buck with Helen Hesseltine Ralph Palmer Mabel Lemley Bob Swartzendruber. cards chaired by H R Edmondson with Shockey Joe Wehr Bernard Weiss. decorating chaired by Steele Jr with Sam Simmering Truman Hysell. kitchen chaired by John Beenblossom with Dale Fuhr John Custer.
The Cotter Westminster guild met Thursday evening with Mrs Marie Duncan. Devotions were led by Arlene Davis. Violet Duncan gave a report titled Look Again at China. Margaret Quigly explained the meaning of stewardship. Twenty five members attended.
The refreshment hour followed the gathering as officers were announced: Arlene Davis president, Maryella Davis vice president, Wilma Arthur secretary, Violet Duncan treasurer, Margaret Quigley stewardship secretary, Dorothy Thomas membership secretary, Gwen Jones literary secretary.
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